Intent of the K-12 Support:
The Palm Beach County Community Schools provide funding for educational
support to schools requesting assistance with remedial, tutorial or test
preparation programs in their school.

Structure and Funding: The K-12 Support will be supervised by a K-12 Support Grants
committee comprised of at least the Districtís Adult Education Manager or
designee, the Chairman of the Community School Assistant Principalís and at
least one community school Assistant Principal from each of the four areas
of the county. The committee will be responsible for creating and modifying
program policies to ensure its most effective operation, compliance with
district policies and financial solvency. The committee will also review and
grant program funding to schools applying for assistance under the K-12
Support.

The financial source for funding these special programs is 10% of all community education
fees collected. In order to extend educational support to numerous schools
within the district, it is essential to adhere to
a cap of 50 hours of
instruction per school year. At the end of the instructional program, it is
imperative to submit your
Program Results in order to receive funding for the part-time teacher
salaries.

Program Application and Implementation Procedures: Schools wishing to
participate in the K-12 Support must complete the
on-line application. Each
school may apply for one grant each school year. The application requires specific information
regarding the nature and intent of the program to be implemented as well as
an approved evaluation instrument to measure the programís success. After
the application form has been completed, it is submitted to the K-12 Support
Grants Committee. The Committee reviews each application at periodically
scheduled meetings and approves the program if the application meets the
K-12 Support criteria.

Program duration
should
not exceed 50 hours and must be remedial, tutorial, or test preparation in
nature. Programs of a supervisory nature such as after-care or detentions
are not eligible for funding. After a school concludes its program they are
required to submit their
Program Results through the K-12
Support Committee website. This will ensure funding for staff members
conducting the program. To ensure equal funding access to all schools, a
school may only receive funding for a total of
50 paid hours of instruction
per school year.

K-12 Support Grants Committee approval of
programs: The committee, in reviewing applications, will check to see if
the proposed program meets the above stated standards. If it does and
funds are available, the Adult Education Manager will ensure the funds
are transferred to the granteeís school budget after the school submits
their
program results. Programs not approved will
be notified with an explanation of the denial. The school may then
address the concerns, modify the request as needed and re-submit for
review within the grant application period.

The school Principal will be responsible
for ensuring the payment of personnel selected for implementing the
program, assuring that instruction does not exceed a total of
50 hours,
and program compliance. The community school Assistant Principal is
responsible for monitoring the program to ensure it is in compliance
with the intent of the program description on the approved application.
The Assistant Principal or District personnel will monitor the program
site visits and review program outcomes and evaluation results.

Performance results
of the proposed program are required to reflect the programís
objectives. It is essential that valid assessment procedures and data
collection be used to identify the specific need of the proposed program
as well as to demonstrate success in meeting those needs. Records and
data must be maintained and submitted through the K-12 Support website,
Program Results.

Designation of Responsibilities

K-12 Support Grants Committee: (a) Propose, modify program policy as needed
to maintain programís relevance, effectiveness and budget constraints; (b)
Approve program applications and award funding by consensus; (c) Collect
participation statistics and any other relevant data to report to Manager of
Adult Education, sponsoring Community School and any other interested
parties.

District Staff:
(a) Ensure that funds (the 10% District impact fee and 40% of the community
registration fee) is moved into the appropriate budgetary accounts for the
K-12 Support program. (b) Notify schools awarded of K-12 Support funding.
(c) Make budget transfers to grantee school budgets, In the amount requested
on the Invoice for Services, not to exceed 60 hours. (d) Share all relevant
budget information and balances with the steering committee; (e) Assist with
compliance, monitoring and evaluation of program and other related issues.

Community School Assistant Principals:
(a) Serve as sponsors for local schools requesting to implement programs, or
by designation of the District Office; (b) ensure submission of
Program Results;
(d) participate in program monitoring.